I'm quarter an American, quarter a Canadian, quarter an Australian, and quarter a Japanese.
How about this? Could this be possibly accepted, with a Japanese?
Hiro
How about this? Could this be possibly accepted, with a Japanese?
Hiro
No, I mean that IS used. It's your original version but with the articles moved to before "quarter"Do you mean 'I'm a quarter American, a quarter Canadian, a quarter Australian, and a quarter Japanese' is not used?
No, we wouldn’t. We don’t use the ‘a’ or the ‘an’ in those sentences.Incidentally, you wouldn't say:
I'm a half American and a half Japanese.
I'm half an American and half a Japanese.
I'm a half American.
or
I'm half an American,
would you?
I'm asking this because a friend of mine, born and raised in the U.S., uses them often. She uses Japanese at home.
Hi, Loob. Then, I am a three-quarters Japanese is wrong???I am three-quarters Japanese.
I'm not Loob, but let's see if this helps you:Hi, Loob. Then, I am a three-quarters Japanese is wrong???
Yes, it's wrong, as Marsianitoh saysHi, Loob. Then, I am a three-quarters Japanese is wrong???
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[Tiger] Woods' mother, Kultida, is a native of Thailand whose own ancestry includes Chinese and Dutch. She once referred to herself as "half-Thai, one-quarter Chinese and one-quarter white."
(I learnt English on the same side of the pond as Loob, that's why my avatar says UK then USAs in post #2, Julian says he would say 'I am quarter Japanese, and, Loob, you would not. Maybe it's another Big Pond devide???
The ngrams are particularly clear on this - we put an article in front of quarter but not half. In the case of the glass "Ngrams not found: is quarter full, is a half full"Alternatively you could move the articles to "I'm a quarter X, a quarter Y" etc but not your version![]()
No you can't. See #14.When it comes to 'American,' I wonder if you still can't say
I am a three-quarter American.
I met a three-quarter American.
(I know what is meant by American. Let's just put it away for now)
See #14.So it looks like you can't simply use the 'I met (a person)" construct.
I met a man who is three-quarters American.